text_original: Theodoric was buried at Ravenna, where his tomb still stands. But the porphyry vase that held his re  mains has vanished long ago, like the Gothic kingdom that he tried to establish. The history of the decline and fall of that kingdom can be told only in outline.
text_transcription: THEODORIC WAS BURIED AT RAVENNA WHERE HIS TOMB STILL STANDS BUT THE PORPHYRY VASE THAT HELD HIS REMAINS HAS VANISHED LONG AGO LIKE THE GOTHIC KINGDOM THAT HE TRIED TO ESTABLISH THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THAT KINGDOM CAN BE TOLD ONLY IN OUTLINE
phonemes: θiːədˈɔːɹɪk wʌz bˈɛɹid æt ɹˈeɪvənə, wˌɛɹ hɪz tˈuːm stˈɪl stˈændz. bˌʌt ðə pˈɔːɹfɪɹi vˈeɪs ðæt hˈɛld hɪz ɹˌiː mˈeɪnz hɐz vˈænɪʃt lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ, lˈaɪk ðə ɡˈɑːθɪk kˈɪŋdəm ðæt hiː tɹˈaɪd tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ. ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə dᵻklˈaɪn ænd fˈɔːl ʌv ðæt kˈɪŋdəm kæn biː tˈoʊld ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈaʊtlaɪn.